United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Smith, Gerald J., 1941-2005-11-11Encyclopedia article about Abraham Baldwin. The founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787, Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, to Lucy Dudley and Michael Baldwin in North Guilford, Connecticut. His father, a blacksmith who had twelve children by two wives, borrowed money to send his son to Yale College (later Yale University) in New Haven, Connecticut. Baldwin studied theology at Yale and prepared for a career as a minister before the turbulent years of the American Revolution (1775-83).GSE identifier: SS8H3text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.College presidents--Georgia--AthensUniversity of Georgia--PresidentsConstitutional conventions--United StatesLegislators--United StatesPoliticians--GeorgiaUnited States. Constitution--SignersAbraham Baldwin (1754-1807)Text